Issue details

Delegated authority has been granted to the West of England Combined Authority (Combined Authority) Chief Executive Officer to take decisions on the award of Intellectual Property for Growth grants in consultation with the Chief Executive Officers of the West of England councils.

Intellectual Property for Growth is a support programme open to Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) based in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire (the West of England Combined Authority geography) seeking to conduct an Intellectual Property (IP) audit (stage 1) and implement recommended actions contained therein (stage 2).

£480,000 of the Combined Authority’s West of England Investment Fund has been allocated to progress the programme.

Round one grant applications were submitted and assessed against eligibility / scoring criteria.  The Business and Skills Directors of the West of England councils were consulted on the recommendations that emerged from this assessment process.

The Chief Executive Officers of the West of England councils were consulted on the proposals under written procedure and were in agreement with the decision to agree the below stage 1 awards.